Explorers Quiz on Lesson 7 French Explorers

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1. The French took lots of gold and silver from North America.
2. The French were very bad to the Indians, using them as slaves to catch beaver and other animals
3. The French settled parts of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the Mississippi River Valley from Canada all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
4. Most of the Frenchmen who came to the New World were missionaries who built fort-like missions to protect themselves.
The French first came to America because they wanted to find furs.
1. True
2. False
Cartier sailed up and down the east coast of America looking for the Westward Passage before returning to France.
1. True
2. False
Verranzano called the newly discovered area around Mont Real, New France.
1. True
2. False
The French claimed most of the St. Lawrence and Mississippi River valleys for themselves.
1. True
2. False
Louis Joliet was a French missionary.
1. True
2. False
The French were friendly with an Indian tribe called the Iroquois.
1. True
2. False
LaSalle was the first Frenchman to reach the Gulf of Mexico.
1. True
2. False

Quiz on French Explorers